TEHRAN - Iran exported 1,167 megawatts (MW) of electricity to Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Armenia and Turkey on June 26.

The country imported 424 MW of electricity from Armenia and Turkmenistan in the same day, according to the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB). 

Iran plans to triple its annual electricity exports from the currently 8 billion kilowatt hours (Bkwh) to 25 Bkwh by the next three years, according to Iranian Deputy Energy Minister Houshang Falahatian.  

Falahatian said the country puts priority on the neighboring and regional countries as the main destinations for electricity exports.  

Iran currently exports electricity to Turkey, Armenia, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan (including the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic), Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iraq.

The country’s power generation capacity stands currently at 73 gigawatts (GW) per day, which is planned to rise to 75 GW per day by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (March 2016). 

Iran has prepared a plan which could increase the efficiency of its power plants to 45 percent from the current 38 percent by 2025.   

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